View Brochure REGISTER NOW!

Higher Education Emerging Leaders & Managers Toolkit


15th - 16th, April 2025 / Online
SAVE UP TO $500
Discount ends in 3 days

OVERVIEW


Delve into essential skills, capabilities, and attributes to transform into a high performing leader

• Understand the differences between technical management and people leadership
• Delve into your leadership values and establish practical, autonomous and effective decision-making processes
• Leverage your Emotional Intelligence to enhance your overall performance
• Develop and implement concrete strategies to excel in your higher education role

TRAINER


Dr Karen Whittingham

Karen is one of Australia’s leading executive management development specialists who has worked with thousands of executives to transition them into senior leadership roles quickly and effectively. She is an organisational psychologist passionate about people’s success and facilitating their careers to rise. She teaches organisational psychology at UNSW and works with ASX listed companies and large public sector organisations to drive engagement, inclusion, and performance.

Leadership Expert & Executive Coach
Impact Psychology Pty Ltd

AGENDA


Workshop

Delve into technical management vs people leadership

- Explore common leadership challenges in academic settings

- Clarify the difference between managing and leading

- Four focus areas for leadership success 

 

Learning leadership capabilities 

- Capabilities and attributes of an effective leader 

- Identify your core values and goals 

- Understanding capability for career development

 

Self-awareness and emotional intelligence

- Explore your EI and its impact on performance

- Make links between self-awareness and leadership success

- Embrace empathy to become a compelling leader

 

Communicate with purpose

- Understand and share your vision 

- Cultivate assertiveness and know when to say no 

- Communicate effectively in complex scenarios

  • Dr Karen Whittingham Leadership Expert & Executive Coach Impact Psychology Pty Ltd

Workshop

Improve your influencing skills

- Identify and gain access to influencers 

- Learn to trust your initiative and judgement

- Maintain strong internal and external networks


Manage work through others

- Identify and monitor changes that impact your work environment

- Set achievable, manageable, and measurable goals

- Enhance team cohesion, engagement, and motivation


Deal with complex issues 

- Handle difficult conversations 

- Empower collaborative decision making

- Construct a strategy to negotiate tough conversations 


Plan to lead for results

- Individual reflection and planning

- Develop a concrete strategy to implement on your return to work

  • Dr Karen Whittingham Leadership Expert & Executive Coach Impact Psychology Pty Ltd

GROUP DISCOUNTS

PRICING


ENDS IN 3 DAYS

Rapid Action

Ends December 13

SAVE UP TO $500

PRICING & BOOKINGS >
PRICING & BOOKINGS >

Value Plus

Ends January 31

SAVE UP TO $300

Super Saver

Ends February 14

SAVE UP TO $200

Early Bird

Ends March 14

SAVE UP TO $100





VENUE


Online

Join us online, from the comfort of your home or office.

SHARE AGENDA


Find Your Next Event

Thank you for joining us!

Great! Keep an eye out on our updates and newsletters.